# 2015 Women's World Open Squash Championship

The 2015 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the 2015 World Championships, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players.
It was originally scheduled to take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from December 11 to 18, 2015; with less than two weeks' notice, the event was deemed to have been cancelled after the event promoters allegedly cited "security fears" as justification for doing so. In response, Minister of Youth and Sports Khairy Jamaluddin claimed the event's cancellation was down to the promoters' failure to attract sponsorship and accused them of attempting to blackmail the Malaysian government with a demand for event funding (including RM3.5 million ($850,000) for private security arrangements) as a result.
Upon settling an agreement with the new event promoters, the PSA confirmed the tournament was rescheduled to take place at the National Squash Centre between 25 and 30 April 2016 inclusive. It is the second time in three editions the tournament has been held after its designated year.
Nour El Sherbini won her first World Championship title, beating Laura Massaro in the final.

## Prize money and ranking points

For 2015, the prize purse was $185,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:
Prize Money World Championship (2015) :
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | 2R | 1R |
| Points (PSA) | 5300 | 3630 | 2150 | 1150 | 575 | 330 |
| Prize money | $28,900 | $17,680 | $10,880 | $6,460 | $3,825 | $2,250 |

## Seeds

* Laura Massaro (final)
* Nicol David (quarterfinals)
* Raneem El Weleily (semifinals)
* Camille Serme (quarterfinals)
* Nour El Sherbini (champion)
* Omneya Abdel Kawy (quarterfinals)
* Amanda Sobhy (quarterfinals)
* Nouran Gohar (semifinals)
* Nour El Tayeb (second round)
* Alison Waters (second round)
* Annie Au (second round)
* Joelle King (second round)
* Sarah-Jane Perry (second round)
* Joshna Chinappa (second round)
* Delia Arnold (second round)
* Jenny Duncalf (first round)

## Draw and results

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals |
| 1 | Laura Massaro | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Samantha Terán | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | | 1 | Laura Massaro | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Victoria Lust | 8 | 3 | 5 | | | 14 | Joshna Chinappa | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Joshna Chinappa | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Laura Massaro | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Delia Arnold | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 6 | O. Abdel Kawy | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Mariam Metwally | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | | 15 | Delia Arnold | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Emily Whitlock | 5 | 9 | 7 | | | 6 | O. Abdel Kawy | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Omneya Abdel Kawy | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Laura Massaro | 11 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | Amanda Sobhy | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R. El Weleily | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| Q | Megan Craig | 4 | 5 | 2 | | | 7 | Amanda Sobhy | 11 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Liu Tsz-Ling | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | 9 | Nour El Tayeb | 0 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Nour El Tayeb | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Amanda Sobhy | 5 | 11 | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Joelle King | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R. El Weleily | 11 | 5 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Low Wee Wern | 9 | 6 | 7 | | | 12 | Joelle King | 9 | 5 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Tesni Evans | 5 | 2 | 6 | | | 3 | R. El Weleily | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Raneem El Weleily | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Laura Massaro | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Camille Serme | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Nour El Sherbini | 6 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Q | Joey Chan | 9 | 6 | 11 | 4 | | 4 | Camille Serme | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Olivia Blatchford | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | 13 | Sarah-Jane Perry | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Sarah-Jane Perry | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Camille Serme | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Jenny Duncalf | 6 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Nouran Gohar | 11 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Nadine Shahin | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | Q | Nadine Shahin | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Coline Aumard | 12 | 6 | 5 | 7 | | 8 | Nouran Gohar | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nouran Gohar | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Nouran Gohar | 5 | 5 | 5 | | |
| 5 | Nour El Sherbini | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Nour El Sherbini | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| | Donna Urquhart | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | 5 | Nour El Sherbini | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dipika Pallikal | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | Annie Au | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Annie Au | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | 5 | Nour El Sherbini | 14 | 4 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Alison Waters | 13 | 11 | 4 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nicol David | 12 | 11 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Heba El Torky | 11 | 7 | 11 | 7 | | 10 | Alison Waters | 9 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rachael Grinham | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Nicol David | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Nicol David | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |